Akpom jokes he'll play as GOALKEEPER to get more minutes

The 20-year-old, who is primarily a striker, featured in an unfamiliar position on the left of a front three during the 4-0 EFL Cup win against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.

It was the Canning Town-born starlet's first start for the club he's been at since being picked up as a six-year-old in 2002 - and he enjoyed it so much he said he'd be willing to play in whatever position Arsene Wenger wants him to.

"I think right now I’d play anywhere, I’d play in goal just to get minutes, just to be involved in the team," Akpom told arsenal.com.

"I didn’t mind playing on the wing today, I’ll play anywhere the boss wants me to play, but today it was still an attacking position and I just tried to be as much of a threat as I could."